[Users] Blank VM Install Console

Dafna Ron dron at redhat.com
Tue Jan 21 17:38:51 UTC 2014


David,

Let's try to debug the issue you have now.
Can you please attach engine and vdsm logs?

Thanks,

Dafna


On 01/21/2014 05:32 PM, Michal Skrivanek wrote:
>
> On 21 Jan 2014, at 18:26, David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Before the VM install console problem, everything was normal, the cpu, host, storage were done following the quick start guide.
> Well, whatever is the reason the symptoms you see suggests something is either crashing (vdsm on the host) or is unreachable or misconfigured now.
> Depends what you did...:)
> Might be easier to start from scratch if unsure...
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Michal Skrivanek <mskrivan at redhat.com>
>>> To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>> Cc: Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com>; "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:24 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 21 Jan 2014, at 18:20, David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Itamar,
>>>>
>>>> I tried what you suggested. Now when I restart the VM, it ends up in
>>> unknown state. Moreover, all storage domains and the host are all down. What do
>>> I need to do to recover from here?
>>>
>>> Thos is way beyond graphics issues. You have something wrong with the basic
>>> setup. Storage connection?
>>> Can all hosts see the engine and vice versa? Any manual firewall tweaks?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> michal
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com>
>>>>> To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>; Michal Skrivanek
>>> <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com>
>>>>> Cc: "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 2:53 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>>>
>>>>> On 01/18/2014 12:49 AM, David Li wrote:
>>>>>> The node is up and running. I can ssh in no problem. VM is started
>>> and
>>>>> running ok with 0% CPU 3% memory.
>>>>>> I don't know how to connect VNC to it, my VNC console option is
>>> grayed
>>>>> out.
>>>>>
>>>>> stop the VM. edit it, change console from spice to vnc, start VM,
>>>>> connect to it again with vnc.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I also tried " browser plugin" option by installing
>>> spice-xpi on
>>>>> my RHEL6 (which runs the firefox browser). Now when the console is
>>> launched, a
>>>>> popup window shows up but then an error " Unable to connect to the
>>> graphic
>>>>> server".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com>
>>>>>>> To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>; Michal Skrivanek
>>>>> <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com>
>>>>>>> Cc: "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 2:38 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 01/18/2014 12:30 AM, David Li wrote:
>>>>>>>>      This time I tried to use "spice html5 browser
>>> client".
>>>>> I
>>>>>>> downloaded the cert from
>>> http://<my-engine>/ovirt-engine/ca.crt.
>>>>> This time
>>>>>>> the console window " spice javascript client" showed
>>> up in
>>>>> the firefox
>>>>>>> (24.2.0) but it stays gray. Nothing can be seen.
>>>>>>>>      So what else am I missing here?
>>>>>>> just to rule out things:
>>>>>>> - is the geust working correctly for you (ssh?)
>>>>>>> - does it happen to consume 100% cpu?
>>>>>>> - does vnc work for you correctly for this guest?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>      From: Michal Skrivanek
>>> <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>>>      To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>      Cc: Meital Avital <mavital at redhat.com>; Einav
>>> Cohen
>>>>>>> <ecohen at redhat.com>; Omer Frenkel
>>> <ofrenkel at redhat.com>;
>>>>>>> "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>;
>>>>> "dron at redhat.com
>>>>>>> Ron" <dron at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>>>      Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 1:12 AM
>>>>>>>>>      Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>      On Jan 17, 2014, at 09:59 , Dafna Ron
>>> <dron at redhat.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>        well, I have to admit that it has been a while
>>> since I
>>>>> tried
>>>>>>> logging in to
>>>>>>>>>      a vm console from a Windows OS :)
>>>>>>>>>>        Adding some people to this which I think can
>>> help more
>>>>> than me...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>        On 01/17/2014 12:58 AM, David Li wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>        Well, it didn't even have any traces
>>> to tell me
>>>>> if
>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>      installed. I am supposed to see these according to
>>> the
>>>>> instruction but
>>>>>>> none of
>>>>>>>>>      them showed up.
>>>>>>>>>>>            * IE will prompt you with "This
>>> website
>>>>> wants to
>>>>>>> install the
>>>>>>>>>      following add-on SpiceX.cab... proceed by clicking
>>> the arrow
>>>>> on the
>>>>>>> install
>>>>>>>>>      button and choose "Install for All Users of
>>> this
>>>>> computer".
>>>>>>>>>>>            * Depending on the version of IE a UAC
>>> dialog
>>>>> may pop up
>>>>>>> asking you
>>>>>>>>>      if you want to allow "SpiceX.cab" If it
>>> does not
>>>>> Click on the
>>>>>>> install
>>>>>>>>>      spice button again and it will.
>>>>>>>>>>>            * In the UAC dialog click on the yes
>>> button.
>>>>>>>>>>>            * The install will now proceed in the
>>>>> background.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>        I am using W7 64bit with IE11. My engine
>>> is running
>>>>> on a
>>>>>>> RHEL6 machine.
>>>>>>>>>      IE11 doesn't really work as of now.
>>>>>>>>>      Try some more reasonable browser, IE10 would be also
>>> fine.
>>>>>>>>>      activex setup requires some manual work as mentione
>>> at
>>>>>>>>>      How_to_Connect_to_SPICE_Console_With_Portal wiki
>>>>>>>>>      native invocation (that file to download you got) is
>>> easier,
>>>>> just
>>>>>>> associate with
>>>>>>>>>      recent remote viewer and it should open
>>>>>>>>>      it works on Windows, Linux and OSX (needs
>>>>>>> https://github.com/brianwcook/launchvv
>>>>>>>>>      in addition)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>      check out
>>> http://www.ovirt.org/Console_Client_Resources
>>>>>>>>>      Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>      mcihal
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>        ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>        From: Dafna Ron
>>> <dron at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>        To: David Li
>>> <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>        Cc: Madhav V Diwan
>>>>> <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>;
>>>>>>>>>      "users at ovirt.org" <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>        Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:16
>>> PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>        Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install
>>> Console
>>>>>>>>>>>>        1. did you restart you're firefox
>>> after
>>>>> install?
>>>>>>>>>>>>        2. what OS are you using?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>        On 01/16/2014 11:40 PM, David Li
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>         This isn't working for me at
>>> this
>>>>> time. I have
>>>>>>> gone to the
>>>>>>>>>      end of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>        instructions and clicked on
>>> "Install
>>>>> Spice"
>>>>>>> button in IE
>>>>>>>>>      but nothing
>>>>>>>>>>>>        happened.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>         Maybe someone with more knowledge
>>> should
>>>>> come out
>>>>>>> and make
>>>>>>>>>      clarifications.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>         ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         From: Madhav V Diwan
>>>>>>> <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         To: David Li
>>>>> <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         Cc:
>>> "users at ovirt.org"
>>>>>>> <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         Sent: Thursday, January 16,
>>> 2014 1:51
>>>>> PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM
>>> Install
>>>>> Console
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         yuck
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         i dont know why they do not
>>> just have
>>>>> this
>>>>>>> already done in
>>>>>>>>>      an rpm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         yes it probably works , i
>>> have not
>>>>> tested it ,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>      virt-viewer is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         deprecated in favor of the
>>> newer
>>>>> Remote-Viewer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         by the way
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         worst comes to worst  you can
>>> always
>>>>> connect to
>>>>>>> the ovirt
>>>>>>>>>      vm node
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         server via virt-manager gui
>>> in linux
>>>>> .. or using
>>>>>>> macports
>>>>>>>>>      virt-manager
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         in OSX
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         and as long as you have a
>>> username and
>>>>> password
>>>>>>> set up in
>>>>>>>>>      libvirt
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         password db
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         /etc/libvirt/passwd.db
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         use saslpasswd2 -a libvirt
>>> $USER  on
>>>>> your ovirt
>>>>>>> vm host
>>>>>>>>>      node
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         to add your user account so
>>> you dont
>>>>> mess with
>>>>>>> ovirt's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         if you have  winaxe or some
>>> other
>>>>> Xwindows on
>>>>>>> your windows
>>>>>>>>>      machine you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         could probably just ssh with
>>> putty.exe
>>>>> to your
>>>>>>> ovirt node
>>>>>>>>>      server and
>>>>>>>>>>>>        run
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         virt-manager from there while
>>>>> displaying back to
>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>      windows desktop
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         From: David Li
>>>>> <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         Reply-to: David Li
>>>>>>> <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         To: Madhav V Diwan
>>>>>>> <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         Cc: users at ovirt.org
>>>>> <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM
>>> Install
>>>>> Console
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014
>>> 13:35:02 -0800
>>>>> (PST)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         Is this page still applicable
>>> to ovirt
>>>>> 3.3.2?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>> http://wiki.ovirt.org/How_to_Connect_to_SPICE_Console_With_Portal#Add_a_deployment_method_Server_Side
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           From: Madhav V Diwan
>>>>>>>>>      <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           To: David Li
>>>>>>> <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           Cc:
>>> "users at ovirt.org"
>>>>>>>>>      <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           Sent: Thursday, January
>>> 16, 2014
>>>>> 1:28 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           Subject: Re: [Users]
>>> Blank VM
>>>>> Install
>>>>>>> Console
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           install them wherever
>>> your
>>>>> firefox browser
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>      installed...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           whichever machine you
>>> are using
>>>>> to browse
>>>>>>> to the
>>>>>>>>>      portal from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           unfortunately i believe
>>>>> ovirts' spice
>>>>>>> viewing
>>>>>>>>>      only works on
>>>>>>>>>>>>        linux
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           desktops running
>>> firefox
>>>>> currently
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           also the ovirt  vnc
>>>>> implementation assumes
>>>>>>> you have
>>>>>>>>>>>>        remote-viewer  which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           can open that .vv file
>>> that pops
>>>>> up..
>>>>>>> again
>>>>>>>>>      remote-viewer would
>>>>>>>>>>>>        only be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           available on linux
>>> desktops..
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           there IS a MAC OS port
>>> for
>>>>> remote-viewer ,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>      i've never
>>>>>>>>>>>>        gotten it to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           work without a lot of
>>> manual URL
>>>>> input
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           -----Original
>>> Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           From: David Li
>>>>>>> <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           Reply-to: David Li
>>>>>>> <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           To: Madhav V Diwan
>>>>>>>>>      <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           Cc: users at ovirt.org
>>>>>>> <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           Subject: Re: [Users]
>>> Blank VM
>>>>> Install
>>>>>>> Console
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014
>>> 11:39:20
>>>>> -0800
>>>>>>> (PST)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           Do I need these to be
>>> installed
>>>>> on the
>>>>>>> engine or on
>>>>>>>>>      the machine
>>>>>>>>>>>>        where the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           webadmin portal browser
>>> is being
>>>>> run?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           Are there any ovirt
>>> links
>>>>> describing
>>>>>>> these?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           david
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           ----- Original Message
>>> -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            From: Madhav V
>>> Diwan
>>>>>>>>>      <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            To: David Li
>>>>>>> <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            Cc:
>>>>> "users at ovirt.org"
>>>>>>>>>      <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            Sent: Thursday,
>>> January 16,
>>>>> 2014
>>>>>>> 10:35 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            Subject: Re:
>>> [Users] Black
>>>>> VM Install
>>>>>>> Console
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            you ve probabaly
>>> not
>>>>> install teh
>>>>>>> spice xpi in
>>>>>>>>>      your firefox
>>>>>>>>>>>>        on linux
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         when
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            you opened the
>>> console , or
>>>>> maybe the
>>>>>>>>>      remote-viewer
>>>>>>>>>>>>        application is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            missing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            use yum to install
>>> these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            -----Original
>>> Message-----R
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            eply-to: David Li
>>>>>>>>>      <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            Subject: [Users]
>>> Black VM
>>>>> Install
>>>>>>> Console
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            Date: Thu, 16 Jan
>>> 2014
>>>>> 10:08:13 -0800
>>>>>>> (PST)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            My first time to
>>> install a
>>>>> VM on
>>>>>>> ovirt has
>>>>>>>>>      encountered a
>>>>>>>>>>>>        problem. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         tried
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            open up a console
>>> to
>>>>> continue the
>>>>>>> install
>>>>>>>>>      process. But all I
>>>>>>>>>>>>        got is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         blank
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            window and a
>>> request to
>>>>> save a file
>>>>>>> which I
>>>>>>>>>      did. The window
>>>>>>>>>>>>        remained
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         blank
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           and I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            couldn't see
>>> any
>>>>> activities. I
>>>>>>> went to the
>>>>>>>>>      node itself
>>>>>>>>>>>>        and tried
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         to see
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           if I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            could use virsh
>>> tool to
>>>>> understand
>>>>>>> what's
>>>>>>>>>      going on. But
>>>>>>>>>>>>        I was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         asked for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>           a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            username and
>>> password to
>>>>> perform any
>>>>>>> actions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            Any idea what I
>>> should do
>>>>> at this
>>>>>>> time?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            David
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            Users mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>          Users at ovirt.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
>>>>>>>>>>>>>        
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>>>>>>>>        --
>>>>>>>>>>>>        Dafna Ron
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>        --
>>>>>>>>>>        Dafna Ron
>>>>>>>>>>        
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